Sure Ibon real protection for those wilderness lands (sarcasm)... Yep, I think you failed, not passed....
Annie Knox and Kim Palmer
President-elect Donald Trump aims to open up federal lands to more energy development, tapping into a long-running and contentious debate over how best to manage America’s remaining wilderness.
The U.S. government holds title to about 500 million acres of land across the country, including national parks and forests, wildlife refuges and tribal territories stretching from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico. They overlay billions of barrels of oil and vast quantities of natural gas, coal, and uranium
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-t ... SKBN14V1EPEven worse at other protected wilderness areas..... Just a piece of paper on a map
"Around the world, industrialized society is stealing tribal lands in the pursuit of profit. What's happening in Brazil is simply a continuation of the invasion and genocide which characterized the European colonization of the Americas," said the group's director, Stephen Corry.
The organization quoted a letter the Harpy Eagle tribe sent to Brazilian police, in which they call the land grab "extremely serious
https://m.phys.org/news/2016-10-brazil- ... vists.htmlAmid escalating violence, the Brazilian government this month fired Antonio Costa, the former head of FUNAI, just months after he took office. The official’s removal came days after he criticized lawmakers for cutting the agency’s budget by more than 40 percent, which he said impeded the agency’s ability to fulfill its obligation to protect land rights for Brazil’s 900,000 indigenous people.
Brazil is home to hundreds of indigenous tribes, and dozens of their members are killed in conflicts over land every year. Official statistics indicate that the violence is escalating, with 61 land rights campaigners killed last year – the highest figure recorded in Brazil since 2003.
Many tribes say their communities are increasingly threatened by proposed dams, agricultural plantations and infrastructure projects, which activists have repeatedly blamed for environmental damage and human rights abuses across the region.
http://www.humanosphere.org/human-right ... ts-agency/Dang, they must be taking a lesson from the Trump Administration!
Trump’s budget blueprint includes gouges to public lands programs, including across the board cuts at the Departments of Interior and Agriculture – totaling over $6 billion. The Department of Interior, now headed by our previous congressman, Ryan Zinke, oversees the National Park System, the Bureau of Land Management, and additional iconic agencies that are crucial to the protection of our natural resources.
Yep, Ibon...Old Cactus Ed had it right....disappearing Fast....
But your an Old Man at 60...relish those sweet memories.
BTW, too bad you didn't